Monday, 18 December 2017

The Gujarat assembly elections 2017 was held in two phases on December 9 and 14. A total of 4.32 crore people were eligible to vote in the two phases combined. While 977 candidates fought it out in the first phase, 851 candidates contested in the second phase. Gujarat has 182 assembly seats. The first phase of the Gujarat assembly election saw a voter turnout of 68 per cent, according to the Election Commission, while voter turnout in the second phase was 68.7 per cent. The voter turnout in the 2012 assembly election was 71.3 per cent. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led an aggressive campaign for the BJP in Gujarat, while Congress president Rahul Gandhi spearheaded the party's campaign. Here's how you can check out the results